Top Ten Time
I just posted something along these lines as a comment to a reader, but since I'd be interested in what others might put on their lists, I'm re-posting (that sounds a little like composing, doesn't it?) here for everyone else.
Basically, I'm interested in what your top ten rock 'n' roll reads might be. Here are mine in no particular order:
1. "Rock & Roll Will Save Your Life" -- Steve Almond (the MAN!)
2. "No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs" -- Johnny Rotten (the other man!)
3."Lipstick Traces" -- Greil Marcus (ok, ok, he's the man too)
4. "Please Kill Me" -- Legs McNeil & Gillian McCain (the man AND the woman)
5. "Elvis" -- Albert Goldman (hate him if you want, but it's a damn fun read and at least as regards Elvis' early recordings, SMART!)
6. "Revolution in the Head" -- Ian MacDonald (an amazing Beatles book)
7. "The Day John Met Paul" -- James O'Donnell (the imagined first meeting of the two based entirely on the factual record)
8. "The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones" -- Stanley Booth (cool and scary)
9. "Beneath the Underdog" -- Charles Mingus (not strictly rock 'n' roll, but the great jazz bassist's autobiography reads like a "Behind the Music" episode as written by Shakespeare.)
10. "Powerhouse" -- Eudora Welty (again, not strictly rock, but this short story about a blues organ player has one of the best evocations of music in words I've read anywhere. Great stuff!)
Oh, and one more has to be squeezed in:
11. "Chronicles" -- Bob Dylan (you've heard of him, right?)
Ok, I'm sure there are others, but these are the first that leap to mind.
Your turn!
Basically, I'm interested in what your top ten rock 'n' roll reads might be. Here are mine in no particular order:
1. "Rock & Roll Will Save Your Life" -- Steve Almond (the MAN!)
2. "No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs" -- Johnny Rotten (the other man!)
3."Lipstick Traces" -- Greil Marcus (ok, ok, he's the man too)
4. "Please Kill Me" -- Legs McNeil & Gillian McCain (the man AND the woman)
5. "Elvis" -- Albert Goldman (hate him if you want, but it's a damn fun read and at least as regards Elvis' early recordings, SMART!)
6. "Revolution in the Head" -- Ian MacDonald (an amazing Beatles book)
7. "The Day John Met Paul" -- James O'Donnell (the imagined first meeting of the two based entirely on the factual record)
8. "The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones" -- Stanley Booth (cool and scary)
9. "Beneath the Underdog" -- Charles Mingus (not strictly rock 'n' roll, but the great jazz bassist's autobiography reads like a "Behind the Music" episode as written by Shakespeare.)
10. "Powerhouse" -- Eudora Welty (again, not strictly rock, but this short story about a blues organ player has one of the best evocations of music in words I've read anywhere. Great stuff!)
Oh, and one more has to be squeezed in:
11. "Chronicles" -- Bob Dylan (you've heard of him, right?)
Ok, I'm sure there are others, but these are the first that leap to mind.
Your turn!
posted by G-D at
5:19 PM
3 Comments:
I like this one book? By this guy from Georgia? With the long, silly title? About the Jews and stuff?
That's a really good one. :)
Got Johnny's book next to my bed, propped up, so I can always see that wonderful cover picture.
You're kidding, right? You want my Top 10?
Okay... I'll go do it over at my place. http://westofmars.com/blog -- that's my author site, not the book site. See how special you are to me???
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